Google uses fiber instead of fiber to transmit high-speed internet

Google parent company, Alphabet, has signed an agreement with the Indian government to provide high speed to millions of people using point-to-point laser systems.

Today, in order to maintain internet connectivity from one place to another, most telecom service providers will choose fiber optic systems, such as in Vietnam.

New solutions from Google promise can overcome this disadvantage of fiber.

The point is, the introduction of fiber from one station to another will require an internal exchange point, which is time consuming and costly to run. This is especially noticeable when deploying the internet to new areas like India. Therefore, the new solution from Google promises to overcome this disadvantage of fiber.

Reports from Reuters say that Google's fiber-optic internet system involves setting up control boxes, with each box about twenty kilometers apart. It then uses an optical system, usually a laser, to connect the boxes together.

These control boxes act as mobile towers or Wi-Fi hotspots that allow people to access the internet via their smartphones. According to the Alphabet, optical data links are capable of delivering speeds up to 20Gbps, much more than conventional wireless systems.

This project is part of Alphabet's Project Loon.

This project is part of the Alphabet - an idea of using giant balloons to bring wireless internet to the countryside. Optical linking technology may be directly related to Loon, although the Alphabet has not yet provided any details on this.